2018 European Le Mans Series


The 2018 European Le Mans Series was the fifteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit Paul Ricard on 15 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 28 October. The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes, divided into the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, and grand tourer-style racing cars in the LMGTE class.

Calendar

The provisional 2018 calendar was announced on 23 September 2017. The calendar comprises six events, featuring the same six circuits that hosted events in the 2017 season. The rounds at Silverstone and Paul Ricard swapped their places in the calendar, with the French circuit hosting the opening round and Silverstone moving to an August date, once again in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The official pre-season test also returned to Paul Ricard after a one-year absence, having taken place at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in 2017.
RndRaceCircuitLocationDate
14 Hours of Le Castellet Circuit Paul RicardLe Castellet, France15 April
24 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaMonza, Italy13 May
34 Hours of Red Bull Ring Red Bull RingSpielberg, Austria22 July
44 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, United Kingdom18 August
54 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsSpa, Belgium23 September
64 Hours of Portimão Algarve International CircuitPortimão, Portugal28 October

Entries

LMP2

In accordance with the 2017 LMP2 regulations, all cars in the LMP2 class use the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.
Entrant/TeamChassisTyreDriversRounds
DragonSpeedOreca 0721 Ben HanleyAll
DragonSpeedOreca 0721 Henrik HedmanAll
DragonSpeedOreca 0721 Nicolas LapierreAll
United AutosportsLigier JS P217
22 Philip HansonAll
United AutosportsLigier JS P217
22 Bruno Senna1
United AutosportsLigier JS P217
22 Filipe Albuquerque2–6
United AutosportsLigier JS P217
32 Wayne BoydAll
United AutosportsLigier JS P217
32 William OwenAll
United AutosportsLigier JS P217
32 Hugo de SadeleerAll
Panis Barthez CompetitionLigier JS P21723 Timothé BuretAll
Panis Barthez CompetitionLigier JS P21723 Julien CanalAll
Panis Barthez CompetitionLigier JS P21723 Will StevensAll
Racing EngineeringOreca 0724 Norman NatoAll
Racing EngineeringOreca 0724 Paul PetitAll
Racing EngineeringOreca 0724 Olivier Pla1–3, 5–6
Racing EngineeringOreca 0724 Matthieu Vaxivière4

LMP3

All cars in the LMP3 class use the Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.
Entrant/TeamChassisDriversRounds
United AutosportsLigier JS P32 John FalbAll
United AutosportsLigier JS P32 Sean Rayhall1–4
United AutosportsLigier JS P32 Scott Andrews5–6
United AutosportsLigier JS P33 Matthew BellAll
United AutosportsLigier JS P33 Garett GristAll
United AutosportsLigier JS P33 Anthony WellsAll
Cool RacingLigier JS P34 Iradj Alexander1–4, 6
Cool RacingLigier JS P34 Antonin Borga1–3, 5–6
Cool RacingLigier JS P34 Alexandre Coigny1–3, 5–6
Cool RacingLigier JS P34 Lucas Borga4
Cool RacingLigier JS P34 Christian Vaglio4
NEFIS By Speed FactoryLigier JS P35 Timur BoguslavskiyAll
NEFIS By Speed FactoryLigier JS P35 Aleksey ChuklinAll
NEFIS By Speed FactoryLigier JS P35 Daniil PronenkoAll
360 RacingLigier JS P36 Ross KaiserAll
360 RacingLigier JS P36 James Swift1–5
360 RacingLigier JS P36 Terrence Woodward1–2, 4–6
Ecurie Ecosse/NielsenLigier JS P37 Alex KapadiaAll
Ecurie Ecosse/NielsenLigier JS P37 Colin NobleAll
Ecurie Ecosse/NielsenLigier JS P37 Christian Stubbe OlsenAll
DKR EngineeringNorma M308 Jean Glorieux1–2
DKR EngineeringNorma M308 Alexander Toril1–2
DKR EngineeringNorma M308 Miguel Toril1–2
DKR EngineeringNorma M308 Henning Enqvist3
DKR EngineeringNorma M308 Fabien Lavergne3
DKR EngineeringNorma M308 Ricardo Sanchez3
DKR EngineeringNorma M308 Marvin Klein5–6
DKR EngineeringNorma M308 Christian Vaglio5–6
DKR EngineeringNorma M308 Nicolas Maulini6
AT RacingLigier JS P39 Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr.All
AT RacingLigier JS P39 Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr.All
AT RacingLigier JS P39 Yann Clairay1, 4–5
AT RacingLigier JS P39 Mikkel Jensen2–3, 6
Oregon TeamNorma M3010 Clément MateuAll
Oregon TeamNorma M3010 Andrés MéndezAll
Oregon TeamNorma M3010 Riccardo PonzioAll
EurointernationalLigier JS P311 Giorgio MondiniAll
EurointernationalLigier JS P311 Kay Van BerloAll
EurointernationalLigier JS P311 Mattia Drudi5
EurointernationalLigier JS P312 Andrea Dromedari1–5
EurointernationalLigier JS P312 Max Hanratty1–3
EurointernationalLigier JS P312 James Dayson1, 3, 5–6
EurointernationalLigier JS P312 Mark Kvamme2
EurointernationalLigier JS P312 Mattia Drudi4
EurointernationalLigier JS P312 Vadim Meshcheriakov6
EurointernationalLigier JS P312 Luca Demarchi6
Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P313 Martin HippeAll
Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P313 Jakub SmiechowskiAll
Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P314 Luca Demarchi1–5
Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P314 Paul ScheuschnerAll
Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P314 Henning Enqvist1
Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P314 Hendrik Still2, 4
Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P314 Guglielmo Belotti3
Inter Europol CompetitionLigier JS P314 Moritz Müller-Crepon5–6
RLR MsportLigier JS P315 John FaranoAll
RLR MsportLigier JS P315 Rob GarofallAll
RLR MsportLigier JS P315 Job van UitertAll
BHK MotorsportLigier JS P316 Jacopo BarattoAll
BHK MotorsportLigier JS P316 Francesco DraconeAll
UltimateNorma M3017 François HériauAll
UltimateNorma M3017 Jean-Baptiste LahayeAll
UltimateNorma M3017 Matthieu LahayeAll
M.Racing - YMRLigier JS P318 Natan BihelAll
M.Racing - YMRLigier JS P318 Laurent MillaraAll
M.Racing - YMRNorma M3019 David DrouxAll
M.Racing - YMRNorma M3019 Lucas LégeretAll
M.Racing - YMRNorma M3019 Nicolas Ferrer1–2
M.Racing - YMRNorma M3019 Alain Ferté3
M.Racing - YMRNorma M3019 Romano Ricci4–5
M.Racing - YMRNorma M3019 Michael Benham6
Racing For PolandLigier JS P320 Tomasz Blicharski2
Racing For PolandLigier JS P320 Henning Enqvist2
Racing For PolandLigier JS P320 Alex Fontana2
Team VirageLigier JS P334 Henning Enqvist4
Team VirageLigier JS P334 Jean-Marc Littman4
Team VirageLigier JS P334 Jacob Rattenbury4

LMGTE

All cars in the LMGTE class use Dunlop tyres.
Entrant/TeamChassisEngineDriversRounds
Spirit of Race
Krohn Racing
Ferrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V854 Francesco Castellacci1
Spirit of Race
Krohn Racing
Ferrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V854 Thomas Flöhr1
Spirit of Race
Krohn Racing
Ferrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V855 Duncan CameronAll
Spirit of Race
Krohn Racing
Ferrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V855 Matt GriffinAll
Spirit of Race
Krohn Racing
Ferrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V855 Aaron ScottAll
Spirit of Race
Krohn Racing
Ferrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V883 Andrea BertoliniAll
Spirit of Race
Krohn Racing
Ferrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V883 Niclas JönssonAll
Spirit of Race
Krohn Racing
Ferrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V883 Tracy KrohnAll
JMW MotorsportFerrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V866 Liam GriffinAll
JMW MotorsportFerrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V866 Alex MacDowallAll
JMW MotorsportFerrari 488 GTEFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V866 Miguel MolinaAll
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-677 Marvin DienstAll
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-677 Christian RiedAll
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-677 Dennis Olsen1, 3–6
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-677 Marc Lieb2
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-688 Gianluca RodaAll
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-688 Giorgio RodaAll
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-688 Matteo Cairoli1, 3–6
Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-688 Gianmaria Bruni2
EbiMotorsPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-680 Fabio BabiniAll
EbiMotorsPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-680 Riccardo PeraAll
EbiMotorsPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-680 Raymond Narac1–2
EbiMotorsPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-680 Bret Curtis3–6
Gulf Racing UKPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-686 Ben Barker1, 4
Gulf Racing UKPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-686 Alex Davison1, 4
Gulf Racing UKPorsche 911 RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-686 Michael Wainwright1, 4

Results and Standings

Bold indicates overall winner.
CircuitLMP2 Winning TeamLMP3 Winning TeamLMGTE Winning TeamResults
CircuitLMP2 Winning DriversLMP3 Winning DriversLMGTE Winning DriversResults
1Le Castellet No. 24 Racing Engineering No. 15 RLR Msport No. 66 JMW MotorsportReport
1Le Castellet Norman Nato
Paul Petit
Olivier Pla
John Farano
Rob Garofall
Job van Uitert
Liam Griffin
Alex MacDowall
Miguel Molina
Report
2Monza No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 11 EuroInternational No. 55 Spirit of RaceReport
2Monza Andrea Pizzitola
Roman Rusinov
Jean-Éric Vergne
Giorgio Mondini
Kay van Berlo
Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
Aaron Scott
Report
3Red Bull Ring No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 15 RLR Msport No. 88 Proton CompetitionReport
3Red Bull Ring Andrea Pizzitola
Roman Rusinov
Jean-Éric Vergne
John Farano
Rob Garofall
Job van Uitert
Matteo Cairoli
Gianluca Roda
Giorgio Roda
Report
4Silverstone No. 26 G-Drive Racing No. 3 United Autosports No. 66 JMW MotorsportReport
4Silverstone Andrea Pizzitola
Roman Rusinov
Jean-Éric Vergne
Matthew Bell
Garett Grist
Anthony Wells
Liam Griffin
Alex MacDowall
Miguel Molina
Report
5Spa-Francorchamps No. 22 United Autosports No. 2 United Autosports No. 80 EbiMotorsReport
5Spa-Francorchamps Filipe Albuquerque
Philip Hanson
Scott Andrews
John Falb
Fabio Babini
Bret Curtis
Riccardo Pera
Report
6Portimão No. 22 United Autosports No. 13 Inter Europol Competition No. 77 Proton CompetitionReport
6Portimão Filipe Albuquerque
Philip Hanson
Martin Hippe
Jakub Smiechowski
Marvin Dienst
Dennis Olsen
Christian Ried
Report

To be classified a car will have to cross the finish line on the race track when the chequered flag is shown, except in a case of force majeure at the Stewards’ discretion and have covered at least 70% of the distance covered by the car classified in first place in the overall classification.

Teams Championships

Points are awarded according to the following structure:
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points2518151210864210.51

LMP2 Teams Championship

LMP3 Teams Championship

LMGTE Teams Championship

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